The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
$24.95 AUD
Category: History
At the time George W. Bush ordered forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that played to fears of terrorism. How did the US get here? And how ...Show more
Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism by Bernard-Henri Levy
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
In this unprecedented critique, Bernard-Henri Levy revisits his political roots, scrutinizes the totalitarianisms of the past as well as those on the horizon, and argues powerfully for a new political and moral vision for our times. Are human rights Western or universal? Does anti-Semitism have a future ...Show more
Come on, People!: On the Path from Victims to Victors by Bill Cosby
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
Addresses the crises of people who are stuck because of feelings of low self-esteem, abandonment, anger, fear, sadness, and feelings of being used, undefended and unprotected. This title aims to help empower people to make the transition from victims to victors. It includes stories of the problems facin ...Show more
The End of Equality: Work Babies and Women's Chioces in 21st Century Australia by Anne Summers
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Category: History
In 1975, Anne Summers' groundbreaking book DAMNED WHORES AND GOD'S POLICE changed forever the way we thought about women and their place in Australian history and society. In 2003 Summers' new book, THE END OF EQUALITY, promises to do for a new age and a new generation of women what DAMNED WHORES did fo ...Show more
Carry Me Home: The Life and Death of Private Jake Kovco by Dan Box
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Jake Kovco was the first casualty, the first Australian soldier to die in Iraq. If the Bali bombing had shown Australians could fall victim to what many said was the defining international threat - Islamic terrorism - his death showed Australians could die as part of the defining, armed, response. The p ...Show more
Australians: Origins to Eureka: Volume 1 by Thomas Keneally
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The first volume of a unique history of Australia where people are always centre stage, from bestselling author Thomas Keneally who brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story.
The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid it by Julian Cribb
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
In the coming half century humanity faces a planetary crisis that will affect everyone. A doubling in human demand for food is set to collide with increasing scarcities of the very resources needed to grow our food - water, land, energy, nutrients and knowledge - under the lash of a changing world clim ...Show more
Power Crisis: The Self-Destruction of a State Labor Party by Rodney Cavalier
$34.95 AUD
Category: History
Written by former minister and Labor historian Rodney Cavalier, Power Crisis is an explosive account of the self-destruction of the New South Wales Labor government, which has seen a turnover of four premiers in five years, and is heading for rejection and even humiliation by voters at the next state el ...Show more
The Quest for Justice by Ken Crispin
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
What is justice? How does our legal system work? And how can we trust a system that is so changeable and widely criticised? These are some of the fundamental questions that former Supreme Court judge Ken Crispin sets out to answer in this enlightening and thought-provoking book. The law is one of the co ...Show more
Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life by Martin Meredith
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind and the dawn of civilisation. Through a century of archaeological investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding of the beginnings of human life, although vital clues still remain hidden. I ...Show more
1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History by R. G. Grant
$65.00 AUD
Category: History
From small-scale battles of the ancient world to devastating modern conflicts, this book provides a definitive and comprehensive record of the armed combats that have shaped the political and cultural landscape of the world in which we live. 1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History is an essentia ...Show more